Oral history interview with Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen

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Oral history interview with Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen

1983 August 31-1984 February 24

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An interview of Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen conducted 1983 August 31-1984 February 24, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art. Adams and Van Hoesen speak of their backgrounds and art training; the figurative tradition in the Bay area; the importance of the model and the difference in Adams' and Van Hoesen's approaches to their subjects and to the nude. Van Hoesen discusses her series and book, "The Nude Man." Adams recalls Hans Hofmann.

2 sound cassettes (36 p. transcript)

Archives of American Art

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SNAC Resource ID: 7024582

Archives of American Art

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Van Hoesen, Beth, 1926-2010

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Beth Van Hoesen is an American artist. From the description of Beth Van Hoesen prints and artist's book, 1965-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754865101 ...

Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966

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Adams, Mark, 1925-2006

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Karlstrom, Paul J.

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Karlstrom: Director and area collector of the Archives of American Art, San Francisco office. Siegriest: painter and graphic artist; Oakland, California. Oliveira: painter and teacher; Stanford, California. Keinholz: assemblage artist; California and Idaho. Wood: Ceramist, Calif. From the description of [Photographs of California artists]. 1976-1993. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220199675 ...